This Day in Coast Guard History: 1943 – Coast Guardsmen participated in the invasion and liberation of Finschafen, New Guinea. An Allied invasion fleet, including Coast Guard-manned landing ships, landed Australian troops. Coast Guard-manned ships in the invasion fleet included USS LST-18, LST-67, LST-168, and LST-204. There were no casualties among the Coast Guard vessels. 1990 – Port...